5+ day, 28+ min ago   (234+ words) Derelict properties are attracting average asking prices of nearly £240,000 in some locations, new figures reveal. Development opportunities in the South East are reaching £237,500, according to the property portal LandSale. The typical asking price for a derelict home across Britain stands…...

6+ day, 24+ min ago   (1038+ words) The Government’s impending Mansion Tax has been dressed up in rather more respectable clothes as the High Value Council Tax Surcharge. It arrives in April 2028 and will apply to properties in England valued at £2million or more. I can’t tell you…...

6+ day, 23+ min ago   (290+ words) Britain’s green belt land is under threat, the Conservative MP for Croydon South has warned. Chris Philp (pictured) insists that plans to build 5,600 new homes on Croydon’s green belt must be stopped. The London Plan has set the 5,600 target as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) Propertymark has launched a fierce attack on the Scottish Government for failing to properly address the country’s ‘housing emergency’. A ‘Programme for Government’ announced by First Minister John Swinney (pictured) this week fails to address serious issues such as rising…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) Much is being made at the moment about what to do with Britain’s ‘deserted’ high streets, a topic high on many estate agency owners’ agendas as their firms face higher and higher rents and business rates despite diminishing footfall. This…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (664+ words) Last year we set out the harassment reforms heading toward UK employers. The Employment Rights Act 2025 has since received Royal Assent, and the picture has sharpened – with confirmed dates, a tribunal test of the “reasonable steps” defence, and one change…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (484+ words) There was a time when getting a council house was not simply about being given somewhere to live, it was a rung on the housing ladder, and, crucially, the aspiration was that it could become a home and a sanctuary....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed rising star Katie Lam (pictured) as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. She faces Angela Rayner as her opposite number in the House of Commons. Lam was chosen…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (344+ words) Shadow Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly has stepped down from his role as he revealed plans to run for Mayor of London. The Conservative MP for Braintree had been Shadow Housing Secretary since July 2025 but announced this weekend that he…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (337+ words) Second homeowners across Britain could face a 300% Council Tax premium after Edinburgh confirmed the charge, a leading agent has warned. Councillors approved the increase at a full council meeting on Thursday, meaning owners of second homes in the Scottish capital…...